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Mactromeris polynyma

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra polynyma was named by Stimpson (1860) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Spisula polynyma by MacNeil (1957); it was recombined as Mactromeris polynyma by Coan et al. (2000) and Moerdijk (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. addicotti, M. precursor, Spisula longa

Synonyms
  • Mactra voyi was named by Gabb (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Spisula voyi by Arnold and Hannibal (1913); it was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) voyi by Packard (1916); it was synonymized subjectively with Mactromeris polynyma by Hall (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Mactra polynyma Stimpson
1866Mactra voyi Gabb
1913Spisula voyi Arnold and Hannibal
1916Spisula (Hemimactra) voyi Packard p. 283 figs. Plate 13, figure 4; plate 14 and plate 15
1957Spisula polynyma MacNeil
2000Mactromeris polynyma Coan et al. p. 454
2003Mactromeris polynyma Moerdijk

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactromerisConrad 1868
speciespolynyma(Stimpson 1860)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mactromeris polynyma Stimpson 1860
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Invalid names: Spisula voyi Gabb 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (50078)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (50051)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (70463)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (49974)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (50041 50050)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (50179)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (49979 50037 50038)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (70446 70562 70568) Spisula voyi (45445 45446 45447 45448)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Spisula voyi (44962)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Alaska) Spisula polynyma (37390 37395 37401 37407 37409 37410 37414 37417)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (49978)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (49977)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (70478 70519 70566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (50042)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Mactromeris polynyma (49976)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Mactra polynyma (96885 96887)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Spisula voyi (62295)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Spisula voyi (97077)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Oregon) Spisula voyi (71108)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Mactromeris polynyma (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Alaska) Spisula polynyma (38007)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Spisula voyi (71142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nova Scotia) Mactromeris polynyma (75074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Mactra polynyma (66338 66347)